A TIME TO KILL
Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey,
Charles S. Dutton, Kevin Spacey, Ashley Judd, Donald Sutherland
Warner Bros.; Directed by Joel Schumacher
Rated R; 150 minutes; 1996
In front of hundreds of witnesses in a simmering, small Southern town, a distraught man (Samuel L. Jackson) murders the two racist thugs who brutally assaulted his young daughter. An idealistic young lawyer (Matthew McConaughey) and a savvy law student (Sandra Bullock) team together for his seemingly hopeless defense in a trial that sparks a cauldron of conflicting emotions.
REVIEWS
"An emotional firestorm! Oscar®-worthy performances!"
- Pat Collins, WWOR-TV
"Gripping, passionate, electrifying! Bullock, Jackson, McConaughey and Spacey are brilliant. The best Grisham yet!"
- Kathryn Kinley, WPIX-TV
"A must-see! Another brilliant film by Joel Schumacher. Riveting!"
- Jim Ferguson, PREVUE CHANNEL
"A feast of a movie. Beautifully realized, vivid and provocative."
- Joanna Langfield, THE MOVIE MINUTE
"A gripping story. An outstanding cast. Highly charged drama."
- Janet Maslin, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"A breathlessly paced, bristling drama."
- Richard Schickel, TIME
"Stirring, compelling, entertaining."
- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"Powerful. Riveting. An exciting thriller. A top-notch cast."
- Michael Wilmington, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"A breathlessly paced, bristling drama."
- Richard Schickel, TIME
"Stirring, compelling, entertaining."
- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE